China Coal Energy (601898) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 601898 does

China Coal Energy (601898) is a stock listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange stocks that operates in the thermal coal sector. The company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells coal in China and internationally through four segments: Coal, Coal Chemical, Coal Mining Equipment, and Finance. Its product range includes thermal and coking coal, chemicals such as polyolefin, methanol, urea, and ammonium nitrate, as well as coal mining machinery and equipment. The company also engages in financial activities, thermal power generation, aluminum processing, equipment import, bidding services, iron ore business, road transportation, and waste disposal, and exports its products. China Coal Energy was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Beijing, China. It operates as a subsidiary of China National Coal Group Corporation. In the broader energy landscape, it is sometimes compared with peers such as China Shenhua Energy (601088), China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (600028), and CNOOC Limited (600938).

Key numbers explained

• The current price of 14.01 CNY represents the most recent trading price of one share.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 12.1 shows how much investors pay per unit of past earnings; a lower P/E ratio can suggest a more conservative valuation relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 8.9 uses expected future earnings, offering a forward-looking view of the P/E ratio.
• The dividend yield of 2.73% indicates the annual dividend payment as a percentage of the current share price, a common way to assess income return.
• The exDividendDate of Aug 26, 2026, is the date by which an investor must own the stock to receive the next dividend payment.
• The share of earnings paid out as dividends of 37% shows that roughly one-third of the company's earnings are returned to shareholders as dividends.
• The beta of 0.37 suggests the stock tends to be less volatile than the overall market, a measure of systematic risk.
• The price change over the last 52 weeks of 23% reflects the total return from the price level one year ago to the current level.

What to watch

Investors tracking China Coal Energy (601898) often monitor factors common to the thermal coal and broader energy sector. Commodity price cycles, government energy policy, and environmental regulations can influence demand and pricing for thermal coal. The company's exposure to coal chemicals, mining equipment, and financial services adds diversification, but also ties its performance to industrial activity and capital spending. For context within the Chinese equity market, China Coal Energy is part of the CSI 300 index, which tracks large and mid-cap stocks on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. Peer comparisons with companies such as Yanzhou Coal Mining (600188), China Merchants Energy Shipping (601872), and Shanxi Lu'an Environmental Energy Development (601699) can help frame its position in the sector.